Carina A. del Rosario dedicates her creative life and other work to fostering community. Her practice involves inviting others to share their stories and perspectives related to a theme or question, then incorporating them into her visual artwork. With Lay Your Burden Down, she asked people to share in writing what is weighing on their hearts. She facilitated sewing circles where participants tended to these heartaches by embellishing them with fabric and embroidery. Carina sewed all the embellished pieces into pillows. Lay Your Burden Down is ultimately a communal act of care for participants to experience respite and feel supported in carrying on.